The system is funded by contributions from employers, employees and the self-employed.

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1 Prepared by Danica Pension. I SUMMARY Social Security Eligibility Normal Retirement Age Contributions Essentially all residents. 65M/F The system is funded by contributions from employers, employees and the self-employed. Employer: 31.42% of payroll. Employee: 7% of earnings, up to 8.07 times the income base amount. Retirement Benefits Different amounts for unmarried persons and married couples. Benefit reduced or increased on early or late retirement. Note: A new system was introduced in 2011 and several transition rules apply. Disability Benefits Death Benefits 100% of projected old age pension on total disability. There are 4 different levels of disability (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%). Transition rules apply to women who married prior to January 1, Normally, the widow s pension amounts to 90% of the base amount. The full benefit is paid to widows with children under age 17. Also paid to widows aged 50 at the time of death of husband. Otherwise benefit reduction of 1/15 per annum below age 50. Under the new rules, the benefit is 40% of the projected or actual old age pension if there are no children. In addition widows with children receive 35% of the projected or actual spouse s pension. Medical Benefits Cover for all persons resident and registered with a social insurance office. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

2 Private Benefit Plans Eligibility Retirement Age Contributions All employees employed in companies with collective agreements: ITP1/2 plans for white collar workers and SAF-LO for blue collar workers (compulsory). Voluntary for managing directors and certain executives. ITP1: Defined Contribution for employees born 1978 ITP2: Defined Benefit Plan for employers born prior to M/F Contributions to all types of occupational pension schemes (ITP, SAF-LO, ITPK) are fully financed by employers. Retirement Benefits ITP1: A defined contribution plan, on salary between income base amount: 4.5%, and on salary exceeding 7.5 income base amounts: 30%. Earnings from the age of 25. ITP2: A defined benefit plan. Earnings from the age of 28. SAF-LO: A defined contribution plan, on salary between income base amount: 4.5%, and on salary exceeding 7.5 income base amounts: 30%. Earnings from the age of 25. Disability Benefits Death Benefits ITP - On total disability 90: 10% up to 7.5 income base amount, 65% between income base amounts; 32.5% between 20 and 30 income base amounts. A widow/widower with 1 child will receive 130% of the basic rate, or, with 2 children, 150%. An additional 10% is provided for each subsequent child. Lump sum death: 6 price base amounts, decreasing gradually after age 55. Two additional price base amounts per child as a certain number of children, if the child is under 18 years of age. Medical Benefits Not customary. Vesting Full and immediate for ITP / SAF-LO plans as of age 25. Taxation Employer Contributions Social security: Deductible. Complementary plans: The insurance premiums paid by the employer are deductible within certain limits. Employee Contributions Social security: Not added to taxable income. Complementary plans: Not added to taxable income. Benefits Social security: Pensions taxed as income. Private benefit plans: Pensions taxed as income, lump sum death benefits tax-free. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

3 II INTRODUCTION Country Statistics Population / growth rate Age structure 0-14 years: years: years: years: 65 years and over: GDP purchasing power parity Real growth rate Agriculture Industry Services Unemployment rate Inflation rate Annual gross salary* Para-professional Professional Management Legal minimum wage Exchange rate on February 27, 2015 Currency: Swedish Kronor 9,723,809 (July 2014 est.) / 0.79% (2014 est.) 16.9% 12.3% 39.2% 11.7% 20.5% (2014 est.) USD billion (2013 est.) 0.9% (2013 est.) 2.0% 31.3% 66.8% (2013 est.) 8.1% (2013 est.) 0% (2013 est.) in SEK General: 303,746 Skilled: 360,757 Junior: 428,469 Senior: 508,889 Lower middle: 622,404 Upper middle: 848,792 None; set by annual collective bargaining contracts 1 SEK = USD 1 SEK = EUR *Source: Mercer s International Geographic Salary Differentials, Edition 2015 Legislation and Insurance Market Update in Brief Since January 1, 2015 the following base amounts are effective: The price base amount is SEK 44,500. The increased base amount is SEK 45,300. The income base amount is SEK 58,100. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

4 III SOCIAL SECURITY Background Information General The Swedish social security system covers basic benefits (statutory insurance) for all Swedish citizens. The basic benefits are complemented by collectively agreed insurance for more than 90% of all Swedish employees. Legislation Legislation governing the Swedish social security system dates back to In January 1999 a new National Basic Pension System was introduced. It is regulated by the Act of Income Related Pension and is separate from other social insurance. Its gradual implementation will be completed by The new system is a defined contribution system, based on lifetime contributions, consisting of three components: the incomerelated pension, the premium reserve pension and the guaranteed pension. Pension can be drawn from the age of 61 and target benefits are 55% - 60% of earnings after 40 years of contributions (compared to 30 years under the old system). The previous AFP and ATP pension system is gradually being replaced by the new system. For people born in 1937 or earlier the old system applies. Those born between 1938 and 1953 will receive a pension based on a mix of the two systems, and pensions for those born in 1954 or later will be based on the new system. Eligibility Essentially all residents in Sweden. Contributions As of 2013 employer contribution to social security is 31.42% of payroll. Employee contributions for sickness, disability and retirement benefits (general pension contributions) are 7% of earnings, up to 7.5 times the income base amount. Base Amount The base amount is a figure used to calculate pension benefits and contributions under the social security and complementary pension systems. Three base amounts are used: The price base amount (PBB) is used to calculate pensions in payment and other social security pensions. For 2015 the PBB is SEK 44,500. The increased base amount is used to determine contributions for employees, and also to determine pension rights. In 2015 it amounted to SEK 45,300. The income base amount is used to calculate social security and mandatory occupational pensions for salaried employees. For 2015 it is SEK 58,100. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

5 Health Insurance The health insurance scheme is financed by employers. The contribution rate amounts to 1.5% of payroll. Retirement Benefits Retirement Age Standard age of retirement: 65 M/F; flexible between 61 M/F and 70 M/F Early retirement: as of 61M/F Qualifying Conditions Old system All persons resident in Sweden for 40 years or with 30 years of pensionable income are eligible for the full national basic pension. If the insured has been a resident in Sweden for less than 40 years, or has had less than 30 years of pensionable income, the basic national pension is reduced for each missing year by 1/40 or 1/30 respectively. The more favourable of the two rules is applicable. New system All lifetime income is important. The size of the pension is calculated on the basis of the income received since the age of 16. The employee accumulates what are known as entitlements based on all taxable income. Besides earned income, children, studies and military service also count towards the pension. Benefits Under the new national pension system, target benefits are approximately 55% - 60% of final salary after 40 years of active working life. The ceiling for pensionable income is 8.07 income base amounts, after which individuals receive no pension entitlement. The new national pension is made up of three components: Income Pension Income pension corresponds to the value of the pension contributions (18.5% of income) paid during the total working life. Of the 18.5%, 16% is paid to the pensions of the pensioners of today (pay-as-you-go system) with the employee accumulating pension entitlements in return. At retirement the pension is calculated on the basis of the total entitlements accrued during the working life. Premium Pension An amount of 2.5% of the pensionable income is set aside for the premium pension. Employees may invest the pension capital in any of the various private funds registered with the Premium Pension Authority (PPM) or they may choose to let the PPM invest their money for them. Guaranteed Pension The guaranteed pension is calculated based on a multiple of the base amount and is payable to persons who never received any income or whose lifetime income is too small. Married pensioners are guaranteed SEK 7,046 per month, and single pensioners SEK 7,899 per month. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

6 Disability Benefits Qualifying Conditions If an employee is disabled and the working capacity is reduced by at least one quarter, the employee is eligible for a disability pension. Benefits The maximum pension to be received is 80% of max 7,5 price base amounts, which will be paid out from the 15th day of absence. Day 1 No Benefit Day % of full salary as statutory sick pay from employer Day % of salary from social insurance office Day 91 and more 80% of salary from social insurance office 364 and more 75% of salary from social insurance office Death Benefits Qualifying Conditions Relatives of people who have died are entitled to social insurance benefits payable as transitional pension, orphan s/half-orphan s pension and widow s/widower s pension. The transitional pension is normally paid out for a period of six months after the death, and the orphan s/half orphan s pension is paid out until the child s 18th birthday. The size of both pensions corresponds to the number of years the deceased had been working. Benefits Employees with earnings above 7.5 price income base amounts can choose to include a lifelong pension to the surviving spouse and a pension to children up to the age of 20. The size of these pensions will be determined based on level of salary and period of salary earnings. Sickness Benefits Qualifying Conditions Cash sickness benefits are payable to residents earning a minimum of 24% of price base amount per year. Benefits are paid under the provision of the Social Security system to residents of Sweden who are over the age of 16. Benefits The payment of sickness benefit from social security runs from day 15 at 80% of salary until an early retirement or a disability pension applies. The salary ceiling is 7.5 of the income base amount. From days 2 to 21 it is the employer s responsibility to provide sickness benefit. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

7 Medical/Health Benefits Qualifying Conditions All persons residing and registered in Sweden are compulsorily covered by the Social Security Health Insurance. Benefits The Social Security Health Insurance provides extensive coverage including hospitalization and medical care by public or private doctors, as well as parental benefits. The cover for medical and hospital treatment and for dental care is compulsory for all persons resident and registered with a social insurance office in Sweden. The major portion of the expenses is reimbursed on the basis of an official scale of charges. Parental benefit in connection with childbirth covers a total of 450 days for the parents, and a further 180 days per child in the event of a multiple birth. The parental benefit paid is 80% of income up to 7.5 times the base amount for the first 360 days for either parent, and SEK 60 per day for an additional 90 days. Parental benefits can be paid until the child has reached age 8. Temporary parental benefit for the care of a child under 12 years of age for a maximum of 90 working days per child per year, with a maximum of 60 days per year in the event of sickness of the permanent guardian. Paternity leave: The father is also entitled to a leave of absence with parental benefit for the temporary care of children for 10 working days in connection with the birth of a child within 60 days of the child coming home. Work Injury Benefits The Work Injury Compensation system consists of a combination of social security, worker s compensation (Arbetsskadeförsäkring LAF) and collectively bargained arrangements, and of a no-fault liability insurance (Trygghetsförsäkring TFA). All employees are covered by social security LAF, and compensation is paid for lost income, medical costs, survivor benefits and funeral grants. Unemployment Benefits Comprehensive unemployment benefits are provided to employed persons who lose their job. Taxation Contributions to social security paid by the employer are deductible as business expense. Employee contributions to social security are not considered taxable income for the employee. Social insurance benefits are considered taxable income for beneficiaries. Other Information Reciprocal Social Security Agreements Algeria, Austria, Canada (including Quebec), Cape Verde, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and former Yugoslavia. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

8 IV PRIVATE BENEFIT PLANS Background Information General There are two contractual pension systems in the private industry: one for salaried employees the ITP plan and one for wage earners the SAF-LO plan. The ITP or occupational pension insurance covers retirement pension, disability pension and family pension to survivors. Most salaried employees are covered by the ITP-plan. Affiliation is voluntary for managing directors and certain executives and shareholders. The ITP has two plans: a defined benefit (ITP2) and a defined contribution (ITP1) pension plan, both administered by Alecta (the insurance company authorized to insure ITP plan benefits). The STP/AGS plan, a pension scheme introduced in 1971 for workers in the private sector, was replaced in 1996 by a newly defined contribution pension scheme, the SAF-LO plan. The SAF-LO plan is a defined contribution scheme, with contributions paid to an individual pension insurance contract (employees are asked to select an insurance company of their choice). For more details see Other Information below. Affiliation to these plans is compulsory for all members of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises (Svenskt Näringsliv) if they employ just one employee who is a member of the Confederation of Salaried Employees (PTK). As over 90% of Swedish employees are covered by contractual plans and all residents are covered by Social Security, a very large majority of employees are covered by mandatory plans. The Swedish subsidiaries of foreign companies are often not members of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises and therefore have the option of providing alternative benefits to ITP/SAF-LO through an insurance company of their choice. In summary, the following plans are offered as a complementary form of insurance in the private industry to salaried employees: ITP (Occupational Pension Insurance): with ITP2 (DB Plan for employees born in or before 1978) with ITP1 (DC Plan for employees born in or after 1979) ITPK (Supplementary Occupational Pension Insurance) TGL (Occupational Group Life Insurance) Alternative ITP (Alternative Occupational Pension Insurance). Eligibility Pension plan membership starts at the age of 25, except for TGL and disability pensions, which start at the age of 18. In order to get a full pension the employee must have been employed for a minimum of 30 years (360 months). If this period is shorter, the pension paid out will be reduced by 1/360 for each missing month. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

9 Contributions General For 2015 the price base amount equals SEK 44,500, the increased base amount equals SEK 45,300 and the income base amount equals SEK 58,100. The increased base amount is used to calculate the salary level of 7.5 base amounts. Employees with yearly incomes below this level will only receive the national pension, TGL and disability pension. Employees with yearly incomes between 7.5 price base amounts, amounting to SEK 333,750 and 10 income-base amounts, amounting to SEK 581,000, are entitled to the full package with the exception of the Alternative ITP. Employees with yearly incomes above 10 income base amounts, amounting to SEK 581,000, are entitled to choose the alternative ITP. Source: Contributions to ITP2 (DB Plan): The amount of the premium to be paid, excluding the TGL, is decided by the age of the employee, level of income, retirement age and whether the employee has previous pension rights. Premiums represent a percentage of salary and are the same for females and males. Below are a few examples for a new employee who has no previous pension rights and with a normal retirement age of 65: Premiums as Percentage of Salary Annual salary SEK Age 30 years Age 40 years Age 50 years 400, , ,137, Of these percentages, 2.0% go to ITPK. The ITP plan is entirely financed by the employer. The amount of contribution is calculated on an individual basis and on average amounts to 12.5% of pensionable payroll. Only salaries up to 30 times the income base amount are covered. Contributions to ITP1 (DC Plan) The employer makes contributions to the ITP1 plan on a monthly basis. The paid amount corresponds to 4.5 percent of salary, up to a maximum of SEK 36,312per month. If the employee s salary exceeds this level, the amount corresponds to 30 percent of the salary above SEK 36,313. Contribution to TGL: amounts approx. to SEK 45 a month per member independent of the level of income. Retirement Benefits Retirement Age ITP Normal retirement: Early retirement: Late retirement: 65M/F Possible at age 55 with an actuarial reduction of benefits Possible with an actuarial increase of benefits Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

10 Qualifying Conditions ITP To qualify, 30 years of coverage and payment of contributions up to pensionable age are required. There is a reduction of 1/360 for each missing month. Pension rights are earned from age 28 (ITP2) respectively age 25 (ITP1). Benefits ITP Retirement pension ITP2 (DB plan) The retirement pension benefit is calculated as 10% of salary (up to 7.5 income base amounts) + 65% of salary (between 7.5 and 20 income base amounts) % of additional salary (up to 30 income base amounts)..in addition an ITPK benefit is paid. Retirement pension ITP1 (DC plan) After retirement the employee receives either a lifelong pension or a time limited pension (minimum five years). At present ITP plans cannot be included in multinational pooling arrangements, whereas the alternative ITP plan can at least partially be pooled (the insurance portions and the waiver of premium) since it is possible to choose the insurance carrier for the pension plan. Benefits Complementary ITP (ITPK) with premium level of 2 % of salary The ITPK is a complementary defined contribution scheme. The contribution may be used for either a temporary or a life-time pension and may be placed with any appropriate carrier in Sweden. Employees can choose whether they will use the full premium amount for retirement savings, either on a guaranteed basis or in unit-linked investments, or whether they will split the premiums between savings and extra insurance to survivors. Employees are also entitled to choose which insurance company they will use. Payments from the ITPK insurance are normally paid out over a 5 year period, either as a retirement pension between age 65 and 70 (between 10% to 15% of salary), or as a pension to survivors. However, a longer payout period is also possible. Benefits from Alternative ITP or alternative occupational pension insurance There is a modified ITP plan where those salaried employees with a pension-carrying income exceeding 10 income base amounts are entitled to choose an individual occupational pension on portions of the salary exceeding 7.5 of the income base amount. The salaried employees are entitled to choose ITPK or to use the corresponding premium for family cover and a complementary pension. The alternative ITP has to be within the framework of the normal ITP agreement, but gives the employees the flexibility of choosing types of insurance and insurance carrier. When employees have opted for the alternative ITP they cannot switch to the normal ITP plan for as long as they are employed by the same employer. The alternative ITP has to be negotiated and agreed upon with the employer, this means it is not an automatic right. Vesting Immediate full vesting is compulsory under the ITP plan and under the SAF-LO plan as of age 25. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

11 Disability Benefits Benefits ITP Employees with earnings above 7.5 price base amounts (equal to SEK 333,750) are entitled to receive a disability pension from the ITP insurance. Day 1 No Benefit Day % of salary as statutory sick pay from employer Day % of salary up to 7.5 price base amounts from social insurance office Day % of salary as collectively agreed sick pay from employer Day 91 and more 80% of salary up to 7.5 price base amounts from social insurance office 65% of salary between 7.5 price base amounts and 20 income base amounts 32.5% of salary between 20 and 30 income base amounts Salary above SEK 1,332,000 or above 30 income base amounts does not qualify for ITP insurance Death Benefits Widow s/widower s Pension ITP The widow s/widower s pension for a widow/widower alone equals 100% of a basic rate. This is calculated as being 32.5% of salary (between 7.5 and 20 price base amounts) % of salary (between 20 and 30 price base amounts). Orphan s Pension ITP Orphan s pension is payable on the basis of the basic rate mentioned under widow s/widower s pension above. A widow/widower with 1 child will receive 130% of the basic rate; a widow/widower with 2 children will receive 150%. For each additional child another 10% of the basic rate is added. Full orphans will receive 75% of the basic rate if alone. This amount is increased to 110%, 135% and 150% for 2, 3 and 4 children respectively. Each additional child will receive another 10% of the basic rate. Benefits from TGL TGL or occupational group life insurance, is agreed upon collectively and is paid for by the employer for all employees aged 18 and above. TGL is paid as a lump sum if the insured person dies before the age of 65. From age 55 benefits decrease in successive stages of 0.5 base amounts per year. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

12 Medical/Health Benefits Companies are beginning to provide their top executives with private medical plans. Cover is usually non-contributory for the employee. Other Benefits Voluntary Group Insurance Plans In addition to the complementary life insurance and pension plans, employees may join a voluntary group insurance plan. Eligibility: The group may not cover less than 5 persons Benefits: In addition to a basic life insurance benefit which may not exceed 25 price base amounts, group accident, disability and savings coverage can be added. The amount of the benefit must be determined for the entire group, meaning that individual selection of the sum to be insured is not possible. Group life benefit usually amounts to 6 price base amounts and includes a disability rider. Contributions: Premiums are entirely paid by employees by deductions from salary. Other Information Indexation ITP Based on an annual decision, any surplus in the ITP pension system is used to finance bonus supplements which may not exceed increases in the consumer price index. The surplus is also used to raise the vested pension rights of retirement and survivors pensions of pensions not yet due. In addition there is a special fund in the event that a surplus does not suffice for full compensation, or for inflation. SAF/LO Pension Scheme This agreement is in 2 parts; the first relates to the winding up of STP, which took place between 1996 and 1999; the second part consists of a new pension scheme that covers all wage-earners as of This is a defined contribution scheme and the contribution for the new plan is set at 2% of the employee s wage. Winding up STP: In the past, since the STP system was a terminal funding system, there was no capital allocated to the pension rights of those who had not yet reached retirement age. This was a problem when switching to a new system. To solve this problem, the parties have agreed to use the surplus available in the AMF system, especially in the AMF Pension Insurance Company. The New Pension Plan: The contribution, which is to be 4.5% (see details on SAF/LO on page 2) of pensionable wage, will be allocated to a pension insurance policy for each employee who has reached age 25. The employee may choose among 23 insurance companies (however, by the end of 2009, one third of members had not actively decided on their investment and thus the default will apply). Person Affected by the New Scheme: All those who received STP pensions by December 31, 1995 are unaffected. Persons Born in 1935 and Later: The pension rate for this group of individuals depends on the pension credit allocated out of the AMF system and on contributions to the new scheme charged up to the year 2000 and thereafter. Eligibility: Blue-collar workers are covered by the collective agreement of STP. Contributions: The scheme is financed by the employer. The costs of the phase-out (approximately SEK 50 billion) and the new pension scheme are to come within an unchanged limit of expenditure. The annual total allocation for the scheme is 4.5% of payroll expense, of which 2% is the premium for the new pension scheme, while the remainder will be used to phase out STP. Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network

13 Taxation Employer Contributions Employer contributions to the complementary pension plan are also deductible within certain limits. Changes in the regulations came into force in the year Employee Contributions Contributions paid to complementary pension schemes are not considered taxable income for the employee. If the employer pays premiums for voluntary group life insurance, these are considered taxable income for the employee. Taxation of Benefits Occupational pension benefits constitute taxable income for the beneficiary. Lump sum benefits from TGL and group life insurance are exempt from income tax. Double Taxation Agreements Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Employee Benefits Reference Manual Swiss Life Network